Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Forbes - May 25, 2009
Doctor Data
healthgrades.com
abms.org
consumerhealthratings.com
hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
health.state.ny/statistics
Thoughts On The Business of Life
"Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed." Anthony Powell.
"You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned." Fay Weldon.
"Death, the terror of the rich, the desire of the poor." Joseph Zabara.
healthgrades.com
abms.org
consumerhealthratings.com
hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
health.state.ny/statistics
Thoughts On The Business of Life
"Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed." Anthony Powell.
"You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned." Fay Weldon.
"Death, the terror of the rich, the desire of the poor." Joseph Zabara.
Wired - June, 2009
wolframalpha.com: search engine
theauteurs.com: VoD for film buffs, from obscure international releases to up-and-coming flicks from the festival circuit
http://www.modulariscreen.com/: cool screen system for your home
theauteurs.com: VoD for film buffs, from obscure international releases to up-and-coming flicks from the festival circuit
http://www.modulariscreen.com/: cool screen system for your home
Forbes - June, 2009
DIY Sleuthing - Keeping your money safe.
- finra.org: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority > for full data, contact state securities regulators and ask for all disciplinary material > cross-check with Google search results and newspaper databases
- CFP Board of Standards
- Chartered Financial Consultants
The Health Tests You Need
- Blood Pressure:
-- Optimal: 120/80 mm Hg or lower
-- Borderline: 120/80 to 140/90 mm Hg
-- High: Ablove 140/90 mm Hg
-- Fact: Every 20-point increase in blood pressure doubles your risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.
- Bad Cholestrol (Low-desnity lipoprotein, LDL)
-- Optimal: < 100 mg per deciliter of blood
-- Normal: 100-129 mg/dL
-- Borderline: 130-159 mg/dL
-- High: 160-190 mg/dL
-- Very High: Over 190 mg/dL
- Overall Heart Risk
-- Low: less than 10% chance of developing or dying from heart disease in 10 years
-- Medium: 10%-20% chance
-- High: more than 20% chance
-- Risk depends on factors like LDL, age, gender, blood pressure, and smoking.
- Body Mass Index
-- Obese: 30kg or more of weight per meter squared of height
-- Overweight: 25-30 kg/m2
-- Normal weight: 18.5-25 kg/m2
-- Fact: Obese people have a higher mortality rate especially from cardiovascular disease.
- Waist Circumference
-- Men: risky if at or above 40 inches
-- Women: risky if at or above 35 inches
- Osteoporosis (bone mineral density (T-Score)
-- Normal: 0 to -1
-- Low bone density: -1 to -2.5
-- Osteoporosis: -2.5 or lower
- Blood Sugar
-- Normal: under 100 mg/dL
-- Prediabetes: 100-125 mg/dL
-- Diabetes: 126 or higher mg/dL
- Cancer Screening
-- 3 to get: pap smears for cervical cancer, colonoscopy or other screening tests for colon cancer starting at age 50, and mammograms in women starting at 40.
-- avoide blood-in-urine tests for bladder cancer (too many false positives), tests to spot ovarian cancer (many false positives), testicular cancer (unlikely to provide venefit), ultrasound to spot pancreatic cancer (no supporting evidence), prostate-specific antigen tests for men 75+
- finra.org: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority > for full data, contact state securities regulators and ask for all disciplinary material > cross-check with Google search results and newspaper databases
- CFP Board of Standards
- Chartered Financial Consultants
The Health Tests You Need
- Blood Pressure:
-- Optimal: 120/80 mm Hg or lower
-- Borderline: 120/80 to 140/90 mm Hg
-- High: Ablove 140/90 mm Hg
-- Fact: Every 20-point increase in blood pressure doubles your risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.
- Bad Cholestrol (Low-desnity lipoprotein, LDL)
-- Optimal: < 100 mg per deciliter of blood
-- Normal: 100-129 mg/dL
-- Borderline: 130-159 mg/dL
-- High: 160-190 mg/dL
-- Very High: Over 190 mg/dL
- Overall Heart Risk
-- Low: less than 10% chance of developing or dying from heart disease in 10 years
-- Medium: 10%-20% chance
-- High: more than 20% chance
-- Risk depends on factors like LDL, age, gender, blood pressure, and smoking.
- Body Mass Index
-- Obese: 30kg or more of weight per meter squared of height
-- Overweight: 25-30 kg/m2
-- Normal weight: 18.5-25 kg/m2
-- Fact: Obese people have a higher mortality rate especially from cardiovascular disease.
- Waist Circumference
-- Men: risky if at or above 40 inches
-- Women: risky if at or above 35 inches
- Osteoporosis (bone mineral density (T-Score)
-- Normal: 0 to -1
-- Low bone density: -1 to -2.5
-- Osteoporosis: -2.5 or lower
- Blood Sugar
-- Normal: under 100 mg/dL
-- Prediabetes: 100-125 mg/dL
-- Diabetes: 126 or higher mg/dL
- Cancer Screening
-- 3 to get: pap smears for cervical cancer, colonoscopy or other screening tests for colon cancer starting at age 50, and mammograms in women starting at 40.
-- avoide blood-in-urine tests for bladder cancer (too many false positives), tests to spot ovarian cancer (many false positives), testicular cancer (unlikely to provide venefit), ultrasound to spot pancreatic cancer (no supporting evidence), prostate-specific antigen tests for men 75+
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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